SKnote has released two new VST effect plug-ins for Windows: Baz, a bass saturator, compressor and exciter, and FD4, which offers a set of 4 different, parallel compressors in a single rack. MSRP for each plug-in is €79 (VAT and taxes included).

Baz is a bass saturator, compressor and exciter. It is a simple but deep effect.

Main features:

• Frequency splitting (incoming audio is divided in low and high frequencies for separate processing and mixing).
• Input boost with automatic output compensation (controls dynamics while keeping the output level constant).
• Level based compression (multistage "full band" compression).
• Spectral based selective compression (bass range is divided in bands and each band is limited to tame resonances often found in recorded bass).
• Low band drive. Introduces harmonics to modify the sound or "translate" low frequencies to more suitable range.

Main uses on Bass are:

• Taming resonances (spectral compression).
• Leveling RMS and adding sustain (full band compression).
• Translating frequencies from low to mid-low band (drive).
• Sound processing and equalization.

FD4 is a set of 4 different, parallel compressors in a single rack, each one with a totally different character and saturation. Inspired by a famous mixing technique, it provides multiple parallel compression, with sample accurate mixing between compressors and dry signal.

• Compressor 1: Smooth, even harmonics.
• Compressor 2: Transparent.
• Compressor 3: Fast, odd harmonics.
• Compressor 4: Brickwall limiter.

An optional multiband mode routes each compressor to a separate input/output.